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ELixer Welcome to my first diary and grow project.
Setup:
1mx1mx2m Tent
400w Mh/Hps
3x CFL lights 20w
Custom LED strip 120 SMD
150mm Centrigugal Extractor
150mm Bathroom Fan Intake (covered both intake and exhaust with pantyhose to prevent any unwelcome critters to seek the heat and enter the temple of bud.
Oscillating Fan
Arduino Monitoring Station -> IOT (Update to follow)
Started the seeds off in Jiffy Pellets 14/06.
Plants were out in the sunshine left to germinate with bottle tops covering them
Day 1 - When they emerged I moved them to HID light with a high distance. (19/06)
Day 2 - Changed HID to Led strips close to the leaves, as plant 1 showed signs of brown on the tip. (Could be light burn)
Day 3/4 - We had to go away for the weekend. How could I leave my babies, so they had to travel with.
Forgot my led bar and CFL's Lights at home, so had to improvise. Kept then snug and cozy in a Cooler bag with a single CFL. Started with a tiny
low dose of Nutrients. Spray bottle kept them moist. CFL light touched one of my first leaves and left a burn mark.
Well, the key goal here was just for them to survive. Will get back at it once they are home.
Day 5 - Back home roots started to show on the bottom of the Jiffy Pellets. So since they survived the road trip, time to replant then into their permanent home. (Cocopeat 90%/Perlite 10%) 200ml on each plant after potting.
Got the Led Bar up, with a small CFL on each and only add the HID High up for warmth at nights. As it is in the middle of winter here with night temps currently as low as 6 Degrees. 200ml
Day 6/7 - The ladies are growing nicely. Managed to get the Humidity up to around 60% for the day with a wet towel and some water jars left in the grow room. All 3 grew well. Just a shame that one of the traveling ladies got burn by the CFL on tour... Will try to keep the humidity up.
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Week 2. Vegetation
6y ago
1/19
8 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
32 °C
Day Air Temp
6.6
pH
No Smell
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
25 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
20 liters
Pot Size
0.3 liters
Watering Volume
85 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
V1 Vegetative Part 1
0.5 mll
V2 Vegetative Part 2
0.5 mll
ELixer Day 8 All plants are steadily growing. LED bar and CFL 24H. Had the HID on during the night. Lowered the extraction fan, to keep the humidity higher. Might start to increase the water a bit on each plant. A glass of water was left close to each plant to assist with humidity levels.
Day 9 Painted water containers black with clear strips on each side. Will later be used for the automation.
Day 10 Once the HID is on the humidity levels drop. Plants growing slow. Probably time to swap the CFL and Led bar to HID and maybe add a humidifier.
Day 11 Left the HID on since yesterday and removed the LED and CFL this evening. Great growth day. Could clearly see them grow in size. Humidity dropped to 20% with the HID on the whole day. Time to find a Humidifier.
Day 12 All around a good grow day. Still waiting for the Humidifier to arrive. Humidity low at 16%, high at 62%
Day 13 Added a Humidifier and upped the humidity to an ave of 40-50%. Growing steadily.
Day 14 Might start to increase the water and nutes for the new week, as still on my seedling nutes mix.
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Week 3. Vegetation
6y ago
1/12
8 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
32 °C
Day Air Temp
6.6
pH
Weak
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
25 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
20 liters
Pot Size
0.3 liters
Watering Volume
85 cm
Lamp Distance
ELixer Day 15 - Steady on ladies.
Day 16 - Humidifier is working like a charm. Left the extractor fan off a bit more to keep the Humidity up.
Day 17/18 - Upped the water intake to 2x 200ml sessions.